The Man in the Iron Mask (Wordsworth Classics)

Alexandre Dumas (Author); Keith Wren (Introduction & Notes by)

ISBN 10: 1840224355 / ISBN 13: 9781840224351

Published by Wordsworth Classics/Wordsworth Editions Limited, Ware, Hertfordshire, England, UK, 2002

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632 pp. A great, almost spotlessly clean copy! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, clean text, and light shelf wear. Smooth covers. Stain on lower fore edge. Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require additional postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur extra shipping charge for both domestic and/or international shipments.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Man in the Iron Mask (Wordsworth Classics)
• Publisher: Wordsworth Classics/Wordsworth Editions Limited, Ware, Hertfordshire, England, UK
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1840224355
• ISBN 13: 9781840224351
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Illustrator: Robert Mathias (Cover Design); Adolphe Alexandre Lesrel (Cover Illustration)
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literary Studies, Literary Theory & Lit. Criticsm
  • French Studies, French Literature, History & Lang.
  • Academic, Scholarly, Research

About this title

Synopsis

The Man in the Iron Mask is the final episode in the cycle of novels featuring Dumas celebrated foursome of D Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, who first appeared in The Three Musketeers. Some thirty-five years on, the bonds of comradeship are under strain as they end up on different sides in a power struggle that may undermine the young Louis XIV and change the face of the French monarchy. In the fast-paced narrative style that was his trademark, Dumas pitches us straight into the action. What is the secret shared by Aramis and Madame de Chevreuse? Why does the Queen Mother fear its revelation? Who is the mysterious prisoner in the Bastille? And what is the nature of the threat he poses? Dumas, the master storyteller, keeps us reading until the climactic scene in the grotto of Locmaria, a fitting conclusion to the epic saga of the musketeers.

About the Author

One of the most widely read French authors in history, Alexandre Dumas is best-known for his iconic classic The Three Musketeers, as well as for The Count of Monte Cristo, and the two Musketeer sequels Twenty Years After and The Vicomte de Bragelome: Ten Years Later. Dumas began his writing career as a successful playwright, and later evolved to writing magazine articles and travel books, before extending his talents to fiction. His work has been translated into over one hundred languages and has been the subject of nearly two hundred film adaptations that include talent as varied as Leonardo DiCaprio, James Whale, and Mickey Mouse.